3.3 Olfactory and Gustatory Systems Part 2

Question 1

What are papillae?

Answer 1

raised bumps on the tongue

Question 2

What are the functions of the papillae?

Answer 2

help grip food on the tongue

Question 3

What are the three types of papillae?

Answer 3

cicumvallate
fungiform
filiform

Question 4

Which papillae contain taste buds?

Answer 4

circumvallate
fungiform

Question 5

What are taste buds?

Answer 5

chemical receptors that are stimulated by the chemical composition of food

Question 6

What cells form taste buds?

Answer 6

gustatory cells
supporting cells

Question 7

What are gustatory cells?

Answer 7

chemoreceptor cells inside of the taste buds

Question 8

What does each gustatory cell terminate in?

Answer 8

gustatory hair which projects into the saliva to detect dissolved chemical

Question 9

What is the function of the supporting cells?

Answer 9

separate the taste receptor cells from one antoher

Question 10

What are basal cells?

Answer 10

stem cells that will divide into new supporting cells and Gustatory cells

Question 11

What other receptors does the mouth contain?

Answer 11

nociceptors
thermoreceptors

Question 12

Where are the action potentials created for gustation?

Answer 12

gustatory hairs

Question 13

Which cranial nerves transmit taste impulses to the thalamus?

Answer 13

facial
glossopharyngeal

Question 14

Which lobe receives information about taste?

Answer 14

parietal

Question 15

WHich portion of the tongue is innervated by the facial nerve for taste?

Answer 15

anterior 2/3s

Question 16

WHich portion of the tongue is innervated by the glossopharyngeal nerve?

Answer 16

posterior 1/3

Question 17

What are the five primary tastes?

Answer 17

sweet
salty
bitter
umami
sour

Question 18

What produces the sweet taste?

Answer 18

sugars
some amino acids

Question 19

What produces the salt taste?

Answer 19

metal salts

Question 20

What produces the sour taste?

Answer 20

acids